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Mrs. Yates from De Soto, IL is requesting reading nooks, desks & storage through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Gardening in the REACH Room

Help me give my students plant growing materials to start a school garden!

  • $263 goal

This project expired on July 3, 2020.

This project expired on July 3, 2020.

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Mrs. Yates DeSoto Grade School
De Soto, IL Grades 6-8

My Students

I am a full-time teacher in the REACH program, which is a self-contained special education program that currently has six students. The REACH program is an intensive, specialized program that is focused on increasing student learning, engagement and behavior using a multi-sensory, multi-faceted approach. The focus of the classroom is reading and mathematics along with social skills and self-advocacy.

My position is unique and I am very fortunate because I have been teaching the same group of students for three years now.

This allows me to know and understand my students' needs very well. I am able to see their academic, behavior and social gains and they have made so much progress! I have taken a group of multi-age, multi-grade students and fostered a classroom culture that encourages acceptance, fosters independence, develops friendships and creates a love for learning.

My students love to learn with hands-on approaches, using manipulatives to demonstrate understanding. They love to use high-interest readers to learn about topics.

My Project

My classroom is a multi-grade classroom. I teach about agriculture as much as I can since I am from a small, rural school. Agriculture is a way of life here but many of the students in my class aren't offered the opportunity to learn about it.

I plan to start a school garden at my school and eventually establish a gardening program for students to participate in after school.

During the summer months my school offers a summer enrichment during the month of June. I will use these items to begin plants in the classroom, transplant them in late April and they will be producing by May-June for students to take care of a harvest during summer enrichment.

Although this is a project for my class, it will benefit the entire school. The school garden is located on the playground so all students will be able to see the plants grow and produce vegetables.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Nearly all students from low‑income households

6 students impacted
Mrs. Yates DeSoto Grade School Grades 6-8

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

De Soto, IL View local requests

Nearly all students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

6 students impacted

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
MIXC 1020 Flat Trays with Humidity Dome Germination kit Seed Starter Clone Tray for Microgreens, Soil Blocks, Rockwool Cubes, Wheatgrass, Hydroponic, Fodder Systems, No Drain Holes, 2-Pack • Amazon Business $49.99 2 $99.98
Phlizon Newest 600W LED Plant Grow Light,with Thermometer Humidity Monitor,with Adjustable Rope,Full Spectrum Double Switch Plant Light for Indoor Plants Veg and Flower- 600W(10W LEDs 60Pcs) • Amazon Business $74.99 1 $74.99
Seed Starter Tray Kit | Pack of 10 X 10 Cell Peat Pots | Bonus 30 Plant Markers | Biodegradable Seedling Pots for Plants | Organic Plant Starter Trays | Seedling Trays • Amazon Business $14.95 1 $14.95

Materials cost

$189.92

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 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.85

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$222.77

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$39.31

Total project goal

$262.08

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